Seeing this netbook makes us stunned. It loh color, light pink. Direct attention anyone who saw it. If you do not like it flushed pink, coffee brown color.
While holding 1008nya Asus Eee PC, we were surprised again. This netbook really easy.On balance, the following netbook battery only cause the needle to move to a number scales 1.156 kg. We add the adapter and cord, and the needle was moved to the 1.34 kg rate.
Stay still comfortably carry or tuck into a handbag. This netbook thin due to his physical. In a closed condition, 1008P Asus Eee PC Karim Rashid Seahell this thickness of about 3cm.
Its casing was soft and bumpy. There is an impressive textured pattern shell motif. As we rubbed the casing, appeared comfortable. We continue to be stimulated to caress. Especially in the case smears will not leave the stamp or impression any fingerprints.Casing clean look.
Display this beautiful netbook is Karim Rashid’s design of the name stuck to the back of the latest series Asus netbook this. Eh who the hell Karim Rashid? He is a famous designer in the U.S.. If HP use Viviene Tam netbook to design it so interesting, Asus took Karim Rashid. That’s why the right side of the palmrest we will see in the signature pink Karim.
All Hidden
In this netbook we will not see a lot of ports or jacks present. At first glance, we will only find one DC-in jack on the left side rear, near the hinge. A slot 3-in-1 card reader on the same side, but on the front. Slot card reader that accepts SD cards, SDHC or MMC was closed by a dummy SD card.
Loh where other ports? There kok, but hidden. Check entire body was smooth netbook. So on the left side, in front of the DC-in jack, we’ll find a slot cover that can be plucked out.
Pluck it out cover slots, and you will see two parallel ports: the first is a mini USB port, and the second is a USB 2.0 port. Mini-USB port is actually a connector for VGA port. Understandably thinness of the body is not enabled netbook VGA port installed without modification. VGA port because that’s released, given a special connector, and then hidden in a slot at the bottom of the netbook.
Is that port is available? No dong. Still others, and hidden in the right side of the netbook.Please lever hook slot in the right side near the hinge. In the compartment you will see the headphone jack, microphone jack, and one USB 2.0 port.
The next compartment in the front of the slot containing the mike jack, headphone jack and USB port earlier. Just a compartment on the right side is locked. To open it you have to turn the netbook and shifts toward the front switches. Be sure to turn off netbook before doing this.Why? For a battery slot that accommodates the mendayai netbook.
To remove the battery, pull out the chassis cover, then pull out the battery. Battery this netbook different from the usual. Like this netbook, too thin physique and flat.
This battery is Lithium-Ion is not as usual, but the Lithium Polymer newer technology. That’s why he lasted a relatively long time. In test Battery Eater, the battery is still alive for 3 hours.Durability of battery life is also supported by the use of screen-type LED (light emitting diode) which is more energy efficient than LCD (liquid crystal display).
What more ports provided? Yes only in the left and right side of the netbook. The back and front of the net from this netbook kok port. Total available only two USB 2.0 ports here. Rather minimal ya? But this is a price to pay if we want a thin netbook.
Comfortable Pressured
On the issue of his Karim Rashid, Asus also emphasizes comfort wear. This is evidenced by the presence of a good chiclet keyboard is pressed. Unlike the touchpad click buttons (to be discussed in a minute), the keyboard buttons that have the distance between each button is pressed comfortable. Soft and responsive. The existence of distance reduces the possibility of press, especially for those fingers all thumbs, fingers, aka big-fingered.
Er yes, the keyboard panel, we will see two Fn key. One in the usual location, the left side, flanked by the Ctrl key and special keys Windows. One more present on the right side, above the arrow buttons to the right. This button half the normal size. Thus we are free to press the Fn key, like that on the right or the left.
Asus also seems to understand exactly how we often use Ctrl-Alt-Del to enter the Task Manager. Because that’s presented shortcut key for this business. Live press Fn-F9 and directly open the Task Manager. Nice huh?
Unfortunately this keyboard comfort we do not get in his touchpad is now textured dots and poking, similar patterns of reflexology board, and seen together with the palmrest. Scrape the surface of a fingertip on the touchpad does not mean it feels weird. Itching, tingling taste.Somewhat mat, and cause us annoyance, especially when playing games that require movement speed. But this may be a problem habit.
What about the right click / left? This key is realized in the long chrome bar with touchpad and wide enough. But in our opinion, this chrome bar is less convenient, because it is strong enough to be pressed. Moreover – hopefully this is only happening on the units that we tried – when pressed the blade is less sound good to hear, as if it needs oil.
When used, the left side of the palmrest this netbook is not hot. A little warm, but does not sting like the Asus Eee PC 900 that we have. Unfortunately the bottom right of the netbook was quite hot, though still tolerable.
Therefore we do not recommend that you assume this netbook as a long-term use unless you use a fairly thick pad. Portable table for example. Mat or a notebook that is now being sold.
Easy, Simple
Although somewhat disappointed with the touchpad, we were quite pleased with this netbook. It is clear that ASUS brings the ease of use in here. Once Windows 7 Starter active, in the middle of the screen, just below the circle lens looks Webcams drop-down and picture folders. Click and we’ll get the pleasure packed in a header Amuse Eee, Eee Sharing, the Eee Xperience, and the Eee Tools.
Amuse Eee consists of Asus @ Vibe, Game Park and the Asus AP Bank. If the Eee Sharing clicked, will display options and Webstorage Asus YouCAM. Xperience will present the Eee Eee Splendid, while the Eee PC Tools offers a Live Update, Font Settings Resizer and Docking.
Font resizer raising actions such as making the font size becomes very simple. Just choose between Normal, Large Fonts, or Extra Large Fonts. In the box directly below that option is presented examples of the font size. If appropriate, we live press Apply. It’s easier and simpler than the usual right?
Exciting application bundle is a free webcam YouCAM. This Cyberlink software directly activate webcams and give additional pleasure. We can advance their own video recording (Capture), photographed (Snapshot), or drawing (Draw). Impressions on the screen can also diimbuhi one of the 21 securities that are available to look more unique, interesting. For example we added the writing faces yellow BAM explosive.
Ease back the video recording can directly uploaded to YouTube via menu. Or directly e-mail.Another option is to print images there. It’s really fun, especially for the narcissist! Unfortunately, this Webcam needs good light. If less light, impressions on the screen was dark. Response camera itself is responsive, though sometimes left behind.
Another convenience Asus pushed in the form of Ease of Access that is activated from the Control Panel. Which is easier to do the settings, such as zoom in, activate Narrator, change the sound into a visual symbol on the screen through a menu. All of these settings could be done manually. The difference here is classifying Asus so we do not have to look for it one by one.
Two button On / Off
Oh yes, if we notice there are two rectangular buttons on the top panel is a flat keyboard. Black and split in two on the left side. One more colored metallic chrome with blue LED in the middle on the right side. This press is to light netbook when you want to use all the applications that fester in the hard disk.
But if you just want to the Internet, such as chatting, browsing, or on the phone via Skype, without accessing or storing data in / to the hard disk, press the button to the left flat. In less than 7 seconds, you are able to do all these activities. This result ditanamkannya operating system that the Asus Splashtop called Express Gate.
Do not worry, from the Express Gate you can also go into kok operating system. Just choose the menu. We just need to wait 52.84 seconds. This time a little longer – 1 – 2 seconds – than if we went straight into the OS by pressing the On / Off.
Back briefly to the button on the right side. There’s one that divided the two, who left for boot faster. Who had the right to what, then? Try just press. Oh, it is to turn off / switch the touchpad.
In the hinge there are four LED lights. The far right shows the power intake (red when filling batteries), followed by hard disk access indicator (blinking blue), Wi-Fi/Bluetooth indicator (blue when active), and the Caps Lock indicator (blue when on).
Performance
Enough of our first conversations about the comfort or completeness 1008P Asus Eee PC is Karim Rashid. Let we look at performance.
Based on some benchmarks that we run, these netbooks includes a good, but nothing special.3DMark 2006 score was 498, only about 10 or higher rate than netbooks that use previous versions of Atom, N270 1.6 GHz. In terms of performance improvement is not much that can be recorded.
But the video clip does look smooth and not broken in full screen. While the sound quality is decent. In the strongest volume, the music is played quite powerful, though less treble sound effects.
